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Heigl says she wasn’t trying to make political statement in standing up for T.R…

After Isaiah Washington’s shocking behavior at the Golden Globe Awards when he denied ever calling T.R. Knight a f*****, Katherine Heigl did something show-runner Shondra Rhimes and all other cast members had never done: she slammed Washington for it in an interview saying, in part, “I am NOT OK with it.”
Heigl, promoting her feature film comedy “Knocked Up” which is expected to be a big hit, talked about the controversy and her part in it in an interview with USA Today:
“To me, I wasn’t making a political stand … I was making a stand about hurting people’s feelings. It’s very simple in my mind. You do not actively seek to hurt other people’s feelings. I don’t care what their sexual orientation, race or gender. You don’t do that. We are all human beings, part of the human race, and we need to be compassionate and giving and kind with one another”
Heigl does not slam Washington again though saying “I know that he was very ashamed and that was a necessary emotion to move forward and not backward. His attitude and behavior and thought process needed to change, and the only way to do that is to be self-aware and honest. And I think he was. I have forgiven.”And speaking of T.R. Knight, his remarks to Access Hollywood this week are a bit curious when he was asked it he would be back for the show’s fourth season: “I literally don’t know. It would be nice to know if I’m supposed to report back soon…If you’re suppose to report back to work in a month and a half, I would really like to know, because I would like to know if I can shave my head.”
Clearly he and Rhimes are not the best of friends and I have found her handling of the entire situation quite appalling actually. But neither she or the network would cut themselves off at the knees by getting rid of Knight…especially if Washington returns…